Knowing and Loving Your KO: A Guide for Program Managers. Part 2: Getting to Yes

Abstract

Part 1 (Defense AT and L November-December 2011) outlined the challenges for DoD program managers (PMs) in working with contracting officers (KOs). It noted that the statement of guiding principles for the Federal Acquisition System gives acquisition teams the authority to make innovative and sound acquisition decisions unless specifically prohibited by law or the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). How do you, as the PM, get your KO to say yes?

Open PDF

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 2012
Accession Number
AD1016078

Entities

People

  • John Krieger

Organizations

  • Defense Systems Management College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Business Administration
  • Congress
  • Contracts
  • Department Of Defense
  • Government Procurement
  • Governments
  • Law
  • Military Acquisition
  • National Governments
  • President (United States)
  • Program Management
  • Public Administration
  • Regulations
  • Systems Management
  • Tool Kits
  • United States

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Fault Tolerant Diagnosis of Black and White Balloon Isolation Tests Using ¥.